Taking someone who has only known one system/team his entire career and then asking him to adapt to an entirely new situation (where he's in a critical role) midseason is not easy. I think he did well. He missed some open shots, but there's always going to be variance in shooting.
Going back to my OP in this thread about similar contracts from last year, this is Norm's SG competition for $ this year: - DeRozan - Hardaway Jr. - Fournier - Oladipo - Trent Jr - Will Barton - Josh Hart - Dinwiddie - Danny Green - JJ Redick - Malik Monk (he's a UFA!) Add to this other scoring guards (who can play next to point guards) who are available: - Derrick Rose - Mills - Schroeder - Reggie Jackson - Cam Payne - Graham - Kendrick Nunn And forwards who can swing down to SG and do similar things: - Bullock - McDermott - Duncan Robinson (RFA) - Oubre I think Norm might get squeezed. There isn't this much $ out there for guys of his caliber.
Do you think that maybe the 500 games CJ played before that 12 game stretch and the 40 games he played after are a lot better indicators of CJ's level than an unsustainable hot streak? I mean, Dame had about a 10 game stretch when he was averaging 44 & 10 while shooting 55% on three's and posting a TS% of 70%. But he came back to earth and just returned to normal Dame. Like CJ returned to normal CJ. The Denver playoff series started more than 2 months after CJ returned from a non-displaced fracture. If 12 game CJ was real, he would not have been outplayed by Austin Rivers and Monte Morris
Going back to this and some other conversations we've had, along with @PtldPlatypus We can actually do this: DJJ+Future 1st for Thaddeus Young This frees up 5 million in cap-space for the Bulls, which gets them to 92M. Just enough to offer Ball a 20M+/Year contract in FA. In order of timing, we would need to execute this trade first so that we can do salary matching as a non-taxpayer. Then re-sign Norman Powell after. One thing is that I'm not sure whether Norm's caphold (17M) factors into the salary matching rule. If not, we could always add Simons.
this neil? Norm is working out in LA today. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PEG55/history/20210802/2145Z/KPDX/KLAX
it's a sickness. i will stop after next week, i promise. I just happened to look on flightaware, after remembering Quick going crazy over his friend being on the same flight as Ezeli right before we signed him.
If we keep CJ then I can see using Simons as a throw-in. But if we move CJ we will need an excellent 3 pt shooter besides just Dame. And ANT is an excellent 3 pt shooter. 43% and that was after a slow start.
Fischer just put out another article. https://bleacherreport.com/articles...dennis-schroder-and-lonzo-ball-sign-and-trade Dude is calling his shots right now: - Paul stays in PHX - Lowry to MIA - Lonzo to CHI (4yr, 80) in a potential three way S&T - Fournier to NYK (18 mil annual) - Burks to NYK (3 yrs, 30) - Barton to DEN (2 yrs, 32) If we go > 20 for Norm, i might be disappointed.
Look at these reported numbers for Powell tier players: Fournier - 18M Schroeder - 18M Barton - 16M GTJ - 17M THJ - 17M Powell at 20M seems about right. I'm hoping it's not higher (please).
If you aren't a taxpaying team after the trade, you just need to match +/- 5M. Thad is 14.1. DJJ is 9.7.
just listened to a podcast that said teams have backed off the Barton and Powell calls because they'll be staying with their current teams...was cited as Hollinger or Schuman....I think Hollinger but I forget...10 minutes ago according to the prediction...I'll see if I can find it again....there very well could be nothing to it but it's the first I've heard today
Norm flying to LAX in the offseason is to be expected....he grew up in San Diego ...has family and friends there I'm sure
Balmer is going to spend a ton of money and he's got to now compete with the Fakers as they have increased their marketability with Westbrick for city fandom.
He lives in Las Vegas and has been working out with the same trainer each day in LV. The IG story he posted today was also with the same trainer, just in LA.
